2011 Carrickfergus Borough Council election explained

See main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 2011.

Election Name:	2011 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2005 Carrickfergus Borough Council election
Previous Year:	2005
Next Election:	2014 Mid and East Antrim District Council election
Next Year:	2014
Seats For Election:	All 17 seats to Carrickfergus Borough Council
Majority Seats:	9
Party1:	Democratic Unionist Party
Seats1:	8
Party2:	Ulster Unionist Party
Seats2:	4
Party3:	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Seats3:	3
Party4:	Independent (politician)
Seats4:	2

Elections to Carrickfergus Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 17 councillors.

There was no change from the prior election.

Election results

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

Others|-|align="left"|Carrick Castle|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|38.7|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2|9.9|1|31.5|1|19.9|1|5|-|align="left"|Kilroot|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|39.1|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3|13.3|1|22.3|1|25.3|1|6|-|align="left"|Knockagh Monument|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|50.3|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3|22.1|2|24.9|1|2.7|0|6|-|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"|align="left"| Total|43.2|8|15.9|4|25.1|3|15.8|2|17|-|}

Districts results

Carrick Castle

2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2011: 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: No change

Kilroot

2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2011: 3 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
2005-2011 Change: No change

Knockagh Monument

2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2011: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2005-2011 Change: No change